Diabetes

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens had help on his way back to Preakness

2013-05-18 17:31:00

Gary Stevens became the oldest jockey to win the Preakness on Saturday, and the 50-year-old Hall of Famer has Clark Masterson to thank. Masterson, a personal trainer based in Bellevue, Wash., helped the 50-year-old jockey lose 25 pounds and nearly 8...

Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes

2013-05-18 12:11:54

Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...

Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation

2013-05-15 12:39:44

"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...

Senior briefs

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Calendar These activities will be offered at the Annapolis Senior Activity Center, 119 S. Villa Ave. Information: 410-222-1818: Concert Charles Sullivan performs Broadway tunes, American Songbook standards, gospel and more at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May...

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-05-16 04:41:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

Hospital rates vary significantly, Medicare data show

2013-05-09 09:55:00

Johns Hopkins Hospital charged $13,667 on average to treat one admission of a Medicare patient with diabetes in 2011, while a couple of miles away Mercy Medical Center billed an average of $8,425. The University of Maryland Medical Center charged $9,045...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....

Plenty going on at the Senior Center [Aberdeen]

2013-05-01 07:58:00

May is here, and there are special events happening in Aberdeen. At the Aberdeen Senior Center, May got off to a great start with May Day on Wednesday, May 1. Today, May 3, there is a Men's Discussion Group from 9:30 until 10:15 a.m. On Tuesday, May...

Six veterans plead guilty to Agent Orange benefits fraud

2013-05-02 05:28:00

Six military veterans from Maryland pleaded guilty to fraud charges this week in a scheme to obtain federal military benefits and state tax breaks with faked documentation claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the...

O'Malley administration settles suit over Medicaid backlog

2013-04-30 04:30:00

The O'Malley administration has settled a class action lawsuit brought by critics who accused the state of failing low-income and disabled Marylanders by regularly taking nearly a year to approve medical assistance applications as part of a severe...

United Way distributes 2.8 million pounds of food

2013-04-23 10:04:00

The United Way of Central Maryland's Access to Healthy Food Initiative distributed more than 2.8 million pounds of groceries — enough to fill 56 tractor trailers — to low-income individuals and families, the organization announced Tuesday....

Reining in a neighborhood nuisance

2013-04-15 00:00:00

For years, Baltimore officials felt they could do little more than throw up their hands in frustration over the archipelago of small liquor stores that blight many of the city's poorest neighborhoods. Local residents complain the businesses are magnets...

She suffered from diabetes, had developed an infection that she could not beat, and the toes of her right foot had been amputated. If the wound did not heal, doctors might have to amputate her lower leg, according to a report with the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Experts agree that MyFitnessPal is comprehensive and easy to use. "It covers cardio, strength training and food," says Margreta Rempert, association director of personal training at the Y of Central Maryland. "It's helpful for folks trying to hit that weight loss goal.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Howard Carver, right, stands with John Lundgren, chairman and CEO of Stanley Black and Decker, at the Annual Promise Ball.

2013-05-11 00:00:00